Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
June 3, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 1, Oakland Athletics 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 0 0 0
Goodwin cf 4 0 1 0
Lockhart 3b 4 0 1 0
Vitiello dh 4 0 1 0
  Tucker pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Offerman 1b 1 0 0 0
Damon rf 2 0 1 0
Paquette lf 4 1 1 0
Fasano c 1 0 0 0
  Hamelin ph 1 0 0 0
  Macfarlane c 1 0 0 0
Howard ss 3 0 2 1
Appier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 7 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 1 0
Gates 2b 4 0 2 0
Berroa dh 4 1 1 0
Plantier lf 3 1 1 0
Lovullo 1b 2 0 0 0
Williams c 3 0 1 1
Herrera rf 3 0 1 1
Bordick ss 3 0 0 0
Batista 3b 3 0 0 0
Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 2
Kansas City 001 000 000170
Oakland 000 200 00x270
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  L (4-6) 8.0 7 2 2 0 9
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
0
9
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wasdin  W (2-0) 6.1 5 1 1 2 1
  Corsi   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Mohler   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Taylor  SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
1

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Kansas City Paquette (2,off Wasdin), Oakland Gates (16,off Appier).  SH–Fasano (1,off Wasdin); Damon (4,off Wasdin); Offerman (5,off Mohler); Lovullo (2,off Appier).  IBB–Damon (1,by Mohler).  CS–Howard (3,2nd base by Wasdin/Williams); Lovullo (2,Home by Appier/Fasano); Young (2,2nd base by Appier/Fasano).  IBB–Mohler (1,Damon).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:29.  A–6,465.
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